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Hi all, this is my 2nd watch needing your help for repair.  My friend has a super cheap watch, and after changing out the battery, I tried to clean some dirt off the face, but at the time, didn't know about how to take the watch stem out.  Rather than removing the stem, I tried to clean it by tipping the face, and cleaning just the opposite end (which is where it was dirty).  I then noticed that the minute hand was getting stuck on the numbers, and not turning properly, so I tried to gently lift the minute hand tip a tad so that it would clear the hour markers.  Oops.  Now, the minute hand is loose as a goose!  When I try to turn the crown to change the time, only the hour hand turns, not the minute hand, which flops around via gravity.   Is it completely broken and should just be tossed, or is there a way I can repair the completely loose minute hand? 

It's a cheap watch, so if it's beyond repair, we are OK with that. 

 

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No all is not lost, remove the stem and then the movement and re-fit the hand and clean it up whilst its out.  when refitting the hand make sure its parallel with the hour hand and has clearance.  Post a picture of the watch without the back on so we may indentify it and assist further if required.       Cheers

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I thought you might want pics of the backside, so here you go.  To remove the movement, do I do that from the front side of the watch?  I'll check out some Youtube videos so I don't break it anymore than I already have.... :)

 

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Its a Hattori  S110 module  the hands off  the dial just prises off gently from two holes in the plastic whrer the dial feet slot in.    replacement movemnts are about £5 as they are not able to be repaired due to the welded plastic.    good luck fitting the hands, should be ok.

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    • Neverenoughwatches
      Stem removal after fitting hands

      By Neverenoughwatches · Posted

      That's the right technique Mal 👍 If you are ok with a loupe ( which I'm not ) then pick up the dial in your left hand and make a tripod holder out of 3 fingers and then exactly how Mal and me described with your right hand, press and flick out the stem at the same time. You need three fingers to do this, i use my ring ring finger , sounds like mal uses his little finger, just whatever you feel comfortable with. The key point and dangerous side to this is the tweezers or driver slipping off the release screw. Stablise your left arm by resting your elbow on your bench, so that you can hold the movement horizontally flat, use a x5 loupe to view  and good light so you can see well and have a good tight fitting screwdriver to push the release down. Or as suggested a pusher mounted solid upside-down somewhere then all you need to do is push your movement up to it. I'll rig something up in a bit to show you what i mean. Something like this, but tbh its better to just learn to do with your fingers.
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      By Neverenoughwatches · Posted

      Thanks Michael, shes a real soldier, it would take a tank to knock her off her feet.  Shes surprised even me and i knew she was a tough cookie.  Good for you Michael, you keep at it. I've been reading your posts re. your watchroom they're inspiring and it doesn't matter how long it takes you to get there its about the journey. Rome wasn't built in a day, our watchcaves are our solitudes, our own little empires where we can shut ourselves away from the crap that goes on around us in the world. I look forward to seeing you progress, I have my own ideas how i like to do things. But in answer to your questions on that thread, just let your workspace evolve around you and how you work. You wont figure it out straight away but you will know when to change it and when to leave it alone. But most of all just enjoy it.
    • Malocchio
      Stem removal after fitting hands

      By Malocchio · Posted

      That can be tricky. Sometimes I hold the movement from the edges in left hand and with right hand I push the release with tweezers and simultaneously pull the stem out with right hand pinky or something. 
    • PeterS
      Stem removal after fitting hands

      By PeterS · Posted

      I see what you mean. I must admit I’m not entirely comfortable with that but I can’t see a better method than what you suggest. I’d like to see something like this mirror with a short spike: https://www.cousinsuk.com/product/mirror-for-observing-movements Place it on, push the spike on the post with one hand and release the stem with the other hand. Minor problem, it doesn’t exist.
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      By Michael1962 · Posted

      Hope you mum keeps on mending. I was adamant that I was going to get myself going after my stroke. I was only 52. I still have a lot of life left to live. Some people give up. Some people don't let it beat them. Your mum sounds like one of the winners. 👍
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